The Dover Quartet brought fervor and excitement to music both familiar and not-so-familiar, including a string quartet by the great 20th-century Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz.
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Taiwan Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble Marks Taiwanese American Heritage Week with ‘From Formosa’ U.S. Tour
Taiwanese masterworks, cross-cultural collaborations, and world premieres will celebrate Taiwan's cultural heritage and Indigenous communities as well as links between East and West.
Read More »Concert Review: Cellist Miriam K. Smith
Smith's warm and nimble rendition set the tone: yearning in the slow sections, fiery in the faster ones, and always restrained enough to let Beethoven's notes speak for themselves.
Read More »Music Review: Composer-Keyboardist Peter Kramer – ‘To a Green Thought in a Green Shade’ – Solos, duos & trios for winds, strings, piano & guitar
It's as if the violin can't stop swatting at mosquitos while the cello sings a sad, halting, unmoored kind of song.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘The Village Cidiot’ by Lauren Letellier
If you're an over-stressed urbanite fantasizing about a move to the country, this wise and funny monologue might make you think seriously about staying put.
Read More »Concert Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – ‘Liszt and Bartók: A Night in Budapest’
The musicians achieved a lyrical ease, built to a satisfying romantic climax, and ratcheted up the tension...
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Off the Record: Acts of Restorative Justice’ Asks Hard Questions About Racism and the Criminal Justice System
This hard-hitting, interactive cross between a theatrical performance and a consciousness-raising session asks critical questions about civil rights and the criminal justice system.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Short Stories’ from Composer-Percussionist José Martínez
Evocative electroacoustic music from composer-percussionist José Martínez engages with the composer's Latin heritage, and with the absurd, while pushing creative boundaries.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘The Last Audition’
Paul Shearman's solo show about Shakespeare, the acting craft, and early-stage dementia is bathed in pathos of the best kind.
Read More »Concert Review: Cellist Rainer Crosett, American Recital Debut Award Honoree
At his recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Crosett showed ability and fire to spare, with plenty of charisma and good humor to boot.
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